As both Brother Rice and Jacobs engaged in pregame warmups prior to their Class Class 7A round two playoff game Saturday, each team as well as those in attendance had to deal with one common issue.

That would be a steady rain that remained throughout the contest, which had some differing reactions from both coaches.

“They (Jacobs) didn’t want to play (on) Friday,” Brother Rice coach Casey Quedenfield said.

“We want the rain,” Jacobs coach Brian Zimmerman said with a child-like excitement.

Unfortunately for both Zimmerman and his team there would be one thing that neither wanted.

That would be to see a repeat of what happened three years ago when the visiting Crusaders last made their way up to Algonquin for a first-round 7A matchup and left town with a victory.

Which is what happ

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